The Omnivore's Hundred

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Here's my take on it:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros – I live in California!
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue – It’s always appealed to me, since reading that Judy Blume book – my sis has a cool fondue pot, she’s quite obsessed.
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush – of course!
11. Calamari – used to be a favorite
12. Pho – I haven’t had it since I turned vegetarian, although have been meaning to go to Vinh Loi Tofu for some vegan pho
13. PB&J sandwich – a staple
14. Aloo gobi – my bf is Indian
15. Hot dog from a street cart – on one of my NYC trips
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle – I might’ve had this a couple times, most memorably at the Wynn’s 2005 New Year’s Party
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes – I’ve had honey wine or mead, does that count?
19. Steamed pork buns - Cha siu baau is always available at dim sum
20. Pistachio ice cream - Very yummy
21. Heirloom tomatoes – once at One Market, recently from a co-worker’s garden
22. Fresh wild berries – roadside blackberries anyone?
23. Foie gras – Aqua, SF
24. Rice and beans - everyday
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche – I forget where
28. Oysters – when I was younger
29. Baklava – a favorite fresh from westwood
30. Bagna cauda – doesn’t stinking rose have this?
31. Wasabi peas – was snacking on these on Sunday
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl – I’m from San Francisco!
33. Salted lassi – I’ve tried it once
34. Sauerkraut - Loooove it on hot dogs
35. Root beer float – sweet!
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - I inadvertinently served some to my aunt on my sister’s 21st bday
39. Gumbo – I forget where
40. Oxtail – my dad used to make oxtail soup for us, very yummy
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk - I've had goat milk ice cream, does that count?
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more – I’ve had a few samples
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel – unagi was my fave
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear – my aunt’s gardener gave her some
52. Umeboshi -eww
53. Abalone – at a fancy Chinese restaurant
54. Paneer – I love saag paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal – Although I eat the “bigger maque” these days, the big mac was an old fave
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV – Beerfest at mammoth, fireman’s???
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips – I get these at whole foods
61. S’mores – standard camping treat
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian - my dad loves this fruit. I’ve had it in wafers
66. Frogs’ legs – tried during my first visit to Indonesia
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake – (or sopapillas (NM) love those!
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain – I went through a Cuban phase
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho – cold tomato soup, what’s not to like
72. Caviar and blini – during a Las Vegas New Year’s party
73. Louche absinthe – I have some at home
74. Gjetost, or brunost – I think my sister used to buy this at Whole Foods
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie – I’m sure I’ve had this when I was younger
78. Snail – at a Prix Fix French dinner in SF with my parents
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini – Santa barbara
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - at Mama's of course
83. Pocky – childhood fave
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef – temporarily became un-vegetarian to try this in Vegas
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers – put some on the leche flan I made for my roommate’s bday to decorate it
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam – used to looove this with garlic rice
92. Soft shell crab – one of my favorite sushis
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish – at chinese restaurants of course
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox – YUM! I think I ate this all throughout high school
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta – I made this from scratch a couple months ago; surely gives your arms a workout
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Missing from the list?

Bat, Snake fruit, Bird’s Nest, Miracle Fruit, Guinea Pig, I’ve also heard of a fruit that makes your sweat smell of violets...raw dessert, hemp milk or any nut milk, tempeh